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Christina

Lecturer Department of Mathematics and Statistics Northern Arizona University

Developmental Mathematics: Should It Stay or Should It Go?

Developmental Mathematics|Introduction

• Also known as Remedial Mathematics
• Designed to develop math skills of students who are

deemed underprepared for college-level mathematics courses.

• Courses offered differ from one institution to another.
• How? One common measure: Placement test
• For students, this is a setback!!

Developmental Mathematics|Who??

United States Department of Education reported that in 2010-2011, ≈ 35% of students took at least one developmental course upon their entry into the higher education. 4-year institution:

≈ 66% black ≈ 53% hispanic ≈ 36% white ≈ 52% Low income ≈ 33% High income

Chen (2016)

Developmental Mathematics|What happened?

NCES (2016) reported at public 4-year institutions: Completed: 59% of students Some: 25% of students None: 15%-16% of students

Developmental Mathematics|What happened?

NCES (2016) reported 6-year persistence and attainment:

Developmental Mathematics|Now What??

• Does it help students succeed in college?
• Should we reform remediation?
• Different pathways
• Compress (co-requisite) courses
• Acceleration model
• Etc…
• Utilize multiple measure for placement?
• Do they need the class? Should we remove it all together?

Northern Arizona University|NAU

Flagstaff, AZ Undergraduate Total = 26,513

• FT 21,731
• PT 4,782

https://in.nau.edu/Institutional-Research/Quick-Facts/

Northern Arizona University|Math Placement

All students are required to have math placement before enrolling in NAU mathematics and statistics classes in order to foster a positive learning opportunity and maximize the likelihood of student success. Math placement can be determined from:

• A combination of 4 years of the appropriate high school math classes

(high school graduates Spring 2015 or later)

• SAT or ACT math subscores (dated August 2012 or later)
• AP exam credit,
• or college transfer math credits.

If a student has no math placement, the student must take the NAU Math Placement Test to establish their placement.

https://in.nau.edu/math-placement/

Northern Arizona University|Math Placement

Eligible Courses: MAT100 (Mathematics Pathway) MAT108 (Algebra for Precalculus) MAT114 (Quantitative Reasoning) – Foundation requirement MAT150 (Principal of Mathematics I) MAT121 (Finite Mathematics with Calculus) – business major MAT125 (Precalculus Mathematics) STA270 (Applied Statistics)

Northern Arizona University|Keep MAT 100??

MAT 100 (Mathematics Pathway) – 2 credit hours Pass/Fail course Ø Mastery-based learning Ø (modified) Emporium model – Lumberjack Mathematics Center Ø Pearson (MyMathLab) Fall 2012 – Spring 2018: Passing rate for MAT 100 varies from 46% - 70%. Average passing rate per semester: ≈ 60%

Northern Arizona University|Reform it!

Ø Mastery-based learning with Adaptive and Personalized Learning Ø (modified) Emporium model – Lumberjack Mathematics Center Ø McGraw-Hill (ALEKS) Since Fall 2018: Passing rate for MAT 100 varies from 79.5% - 90%. Average passing rate per semester (so far): ≈ 85% 🙍

Northern Arizona University|What if…?

What if we let it go ??

Northern Arizona University|Let it go…

MAT100 (Mathematics Pathway) – REMOVED!!!! MAT108 (Algebra for Precalculus)

Ø 3 credit hours Letter Grade course Ø Only considered as an elective course and does not fulfill any major requirement for mathematics Ø (modified) Emporium model – Lumberjack Mathematics Center

• 75 minutes Class & 120 minutes in Lab

Ø Pearson (MyMathLab/MyLabsPlus)

Northern Arizona University|Let it go…

MAT100 (Mathematics Pathway) – REMOVED!!!! MAT108 (Algebra for Precalculus)

Fall 2018 : ≈ 100 students enrolled in co-requisite model.

• Enrolled in a regular MAT 108
• Enrolled in a supplemental 1-credit course

Average passing rate for MAT 108: 72% Passing rate for the co-requisite students: 62%

Developmental Mathematics|Decision

Should It Stay

• r

Should It Go?

Christina

Lecturer Department of Mathematics and Statistics Northern Arizona University

Christina@nau.edu

THANK YOU

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